Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Bill by Department of Biotechnology to establish Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India as an autonomous and statutory agency to regulate research, transport, import, manufacture and use of organisms & products of modern biotechnology. Bill for establishment of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authoity of India to regulate the research, transport, import, manufacture …
SHILLONG: Union Minister of Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that majority of people in Meghalaya supported the proposed uranium mining project in the State. "The positive outcome has emerged following the joint efforts of the Department of Atomic Energy …
This is the Press release by Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh. He chaired a meeting of the National Council on Climate Change to give shape to the National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change and underlined the importance of developing our own skills, knowledge and capacities in …
Experts here are annoyed over the failure of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) in incorporating the suggestions of the seismic micro-zonation study in the Guwahati Master Plan for 2025. The Master Plan was published on July 7 last. There is also a demand for revising the city
The Science and Engineering Research Board, established through an Act of Parliament, can sanction projects valued up to Rs.75 crore. IN December 2008, nearly four years after the Prime Minister
Ananya Panda The ever-changing consumption patterns and the recent policies of the Indian government have resulted in an obvious upsurge in the consumption-base in the electronics industry. Consequently, this has left the country to combat with an accelerating rate of e-waste generation, which is around 10 per cent annually, as …
Allahabad: In a major breakthrough that could help in the fight against global warming, a team of five Indian scientists from four institutes of the country have discovered a naturally occurring bacteria which converts carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into a compound found in limestone and chalk. When used as an …
Raktima Bose KOLKATA: The Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology has approved a Rs. 30 lakh proposal of the city-based Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute (NSCBCRI) to conduct a study on the health patterns and health management of the Toto tribal people in north …
It is a festival bonanza for paddy farmers. The government today announced a bonus of Rs 50 per quintal over and above the minimum support price of paddy, a decision aimed at boosting the procurement of foodgrains in the current kharif marketing season. As reported in The Tribune earlier, the …
Survey Of India, The National Survey and Mapping Organisation of the country under the Department of Science & Technology, is the OLDEST SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT OF THE GOVT. OF INDIA. It was set up in 1767 and has evolved rich traditions over the years. In its assigned role as the nation's …
During a decade of its existence, TIFAC has carved out a unique identity of its own; with several achievements in the field of technology development in the Indian context. TIFAC is identified by Industry, Institutions and Administrators as a store house of advanced information on almost all areas of Technology …
India is one of the top-ranking countries in the field of basic research. Indian Science has come to be regarded as one of the most powerful instruments of growth and development, especially in the emerging scenario and competitive economy. In the wake of the recent developments and the new demands …
The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) is a part of the Ministry of Science and Technology, which was announced through a Presidential Notification, dated January 4, 1985 (74/2/1/8 Cab.) contained in the 164th Amendment of the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. The Department of Scientific …
Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T; activities in the country.
The government is working on an exhaustive set of norms, which would include tax concessions for the industry, to reduce carbon emissions. The ministry of science & technology would submit a report on norms for reduction of carbon emissions to PM's Council on Climate Change in November this year. "The …
